2015 Pop Music Quiz
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2015 POP MUSIC QUIZ ( www.TriviaChamp.com ) 1> Which American singer-songwriter released his thirty-sixth studio album, "Shadows in the Night," on February 3rd, 2015. a. Eric Clapton b. Neil Young c. Willie Nelson d. Bob Dylan 2> Which act won the "Best Pop Vocal Album" Grammy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards held in February of 2015? a. Miley Cyrus b. Sam Smith c. Katy Perry d. Coldplay 3> This artist's pop songs "Style," "Blank Space" and "Shake It Off" were all on the Billboard "Hot 100" chart in March of 2015. a. Madonna b. Beyonce c. Katy Perry d. Taylor Swift 4> Which Maroon 5 hit opens with the lyric - "I'm hurting, baby, I'm broken down. I need your loving, loving. I need it now."? a. Maps b. Sugar c. Animals d. It Was Always You 5> Which pop legend sang a medley consisting of "The Sound of Music," "Do Re Mi," "Edelweiss," and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" at the 2015 Academy Awards? a. Christina Aguilera b. Katy Perry c. Lady Gaga d. Madonna 6> Rihanna and Kanye West recorded the song "FourFiveSeconds" with which legendary English singer-songwriter? a. Paul McCartney b. Eric Clapton c. Ray Davies d. Elton John 7> Finish the title to this song by Walk the Moon - Shut Up And ... a. Love Me b. Kiss Me c. Eat d. Dance 8> Formed in 2001, which American pop rock band consists of the members Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman, Patrick Stump and Andy Hurley? a. Maroon 5 b. Imagine Dragons c. Fall Out Boy d. My Chemical Romance 9> Released in 2015 on her "Piece by Piece" album, who recorded the hit "Heartbeat Song"? a. Kelly Clarkson b. Avril Lavigne c. Carrie Underwood d. Christina Aguilera 10> Which British songwriter, and former member of the band "Dire Straits," released his eighth solo album entitled "Tracker"? a. Phil Collins b. Sting c. David Gilmour d. Mark Knopfler 11> Peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in March of 2015, who recorded the song "Thinking Out Loud"? a. Hozier b. Justin Bieber c. Bruno Mars d. Ed Sheeran 12> Released in February 2015, "Citizen Zombie" was the first album released in 36 years by which group? a. The Rock Group b. The Rap Group c. The Jazz Group d. The Pop Group 13> Which American female pop icon plays the role of Claire Peterson in the 2015 film "The Boy Next Door"? a. Madonna b. Kat Perry c. Jennifer Lopez d. Lady Gaga 14> Held in February of 2015, who won "Best International Female Solo Artist" at the 2015 Brit Awards? a. Taylor Swift b. Katy Perry c. Madonna d. Beyonce 15> Who performed a stunning half time show at the 2015 Superbowl? a. Madonna b. Lady Gaga c. Beyonce d. Katy Perry Answers: 1> Bob Dylan - Shadows in the Night consists of covers of pop songs made famous by Frank Sinatra. 2> Sam Smith - Sam won with his debut album titled 'In the Lonely Hour'. 3> Taylor Swift - All three songs can be found on Taylor's fifth studio album titled '1989'. 4> Sugar - Sugar peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March of 2015. 5> Lady Gaga - After the performance, Julie Andrews joined Lady Gaga onstage. 6> Paul McCartney - Released in January of 2015, FourFiveSeconds was recorded for Rihanna's eighth studio album. 7> Dance - Shut Up And Dance peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March of 2015. 8> Fall Out Boy - Fall Out Boy released their sixth studio album titled 'American Beauty/American Psycho' in 2015. 9> Kelly Clarkson - Piece by Piece is Clarkson's sixth studio album. 10> Mark Knopfler - Mark co-founded Dire Straits with his brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. 11> Ed Sheeran - The music video to 'Thinking Out Loud' was released in October of 2014. 12> The Pop Group - Formed in 1971, the Pop Group disbanded in 1981 and reunited in 2010. 13> Jennifer Lopez - Jennifer released her debut studio album 'On the 6' in 1999. 14> Taylor Swift - Taylor performed her song 'Blank Space' at the Awards. 15> Katy Perry - Perry rose to fame in 2008 with the release of her single 'I Kissed a Girl'. The questions provided on this page and on the Trivia Champ website are for personal use only. NOT free for publication in any form including newsletters, applications and/or on websites without prior written permission from TriviaChamp.com Source: 2015 Pop Music Quiz - TriviaChamp.com .